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TECHNICAL PROGRAMMES
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The organisers reserve the right to amend the programme as necessary.
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Tuesday 6th May 2014 – Gordon A
07:30-09:00 Registration, refreshments and breakfast rolls in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall Session 1A Field Case Studies 09:30-09:55 New Field Discovery by Combining Basic Geological Principles with Advanced Seismic Imaging in the Irish Sea Gavin Ward, Centrica 
09:55-10.20 Waterflood Evaluation Using Communication Analysis Tool Atul Kshirsagar, Baker Hughes
10:20-10:45 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 10.45-11.10 Interactive Well Planning for The Appraisal of a Fractured Oil Field: An Example of Data Acquisition, Integration and Successful Testing of the Clair Ridge Robin Cooke, BP
11.10-11.35 Targeting Tern Late Life Opportunities Adriana Comanescu, TAQA
11:35-12:00 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 12:00-12:25 Progressing Machar Field Development with Acid Fracturing from an LWI Vessel Jim Briggs, BP
12:25-12:50 Back to Basics: Integration of Data and Conceptual Modeling Underpins Successful Re-development of a Compositional Brownfield Akinyemi Akinkunmi, Nexen CNOOC UK Ltd
12:50-13:40 Lunch in the BoydOrr Exhibition Hall Session 2A Views of the Future 13:40-14:05 Main Lessons from an AML Distinguished Lecture Tour: Secrecy about Technology Doesn’t Pay Off for Operators Ton Loermans, Consultant
14:05 - 14:30 Unlocking Offshore Heavy Oil: A Case Study of the Bentley Field, UKCS Block 9/3b Barny Brennan, Xcite 14:30-14:55 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 14:55-15:20 The Future of the North Sea: How to Tackle the Operational, Organisational and Strategic Challenges Facing the Industry Daniel Cole, McKinsey & Company
15:20-15:45 Enhanced Oil Recovery by Water Alternating Gas (WAG) Injection: The Opportunity and the Challenge Mehran Sohrabi, Heriot Watt University
15:45-16:10 Tea and Coffee in Boyd Orr Exhibition Hall 16:10-16:35 Simulation of Carbonated Water Injection: Challenges and Solution Mahmoud Jamiolahmady, Heriot Watt University
16:35-17:00 Characterisation, Modelling and Monitoring for Carbon Capture and Storage Steve Furnival, AGR
17:00-18:30 Networking reception in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall Kindly Supported by Total -
Tuesday 6th May 2014 – Gordon B
07:30-09:00 Registration, refreshments and breakfast rolls in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 0900-09:30 Chairman's Welcome Keynote Speaker - Pete Jones, Managing Director, TAQA Bratani Limited Session 1B Innovations 09:30-09:55 Analysing the Correlations in Generalisation of the Reservoir Information in a Well Completion Design Optimisation using ICD's along the Horizontal section of a Wellbore Morteza Akbari, Baker Hughes Inc.
09:55-10:20 Novel Workflow to Optimise the Design of Annular Flow Isolation in Advanced Wells Mojtaba Moradi Dowlatabad, Heriot Watt University
10:20-10:45 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 10:45-11.10 Introducing High Temperature and High Pressure Sand Control Technology with Fluid Loss Prevention Sean Gaudette, Baker Hughes Inc.
11:10-11.35 Using Wellbore Deformation To Optimise Drilling Performance Juan Tovar, Innovative Engineering Systems
11:35-12:00 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 12:00-12:25 Realtime Monitoring of Pore Pressure using an Effective Basin Model Approach Arkady Madatov, Ikon Science Limited
12:25-12:50 Developing an Innovative Nano-Coated, Smart-Material to Optimise Efficiency of Oilfield Completion Applications Sean Gaudette, Baker Hughes Inc.
12:50-13:40 Lunch in the BoydOrr Exhibition Hall Session 2B Petrophysical Solutions 13:40-14:05 Collaboration Between Major Competitor Service Companies for Optimum Cement Bond Log Acquisition Dann Halverson, BP
14:05-14:30 Investigating Measured Cement Bond Against Theoretical Placement in the Brent Field Diana Cristancho, Shell UK Ltd
14:30-14:55 Tea and Coffee BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 14:55-15:20 Adding Value to Petrophysical Appraisals from Rapid, Non-destructive Magnetic Susceptibility Measurements Arfan Ali, Shell UK Ltd
15:20-15:45 Cross Discipline use of the Modular Formation Dynamics Tester in the North Sea John Costaschuk, BP
15:45-16:10 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 16:10-16:35 Quadrupole LWD Measurement in Large Borehole and Slow Formation Shear Velocity. A Successful Introduction of the LWD Multipole Tool for Large Borehole Size in the North Sea Marcelo Cecena, Schlumberger
16:35-17:00 Freedom to Experiment Accelerated PNS Development Ton Loermans, Consultant
17:00-18:30 Networking reception in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall Kindly Supported by Total -
Wednesday 7th May 2014 – Gordon A
08:30-09:00 Refreshments and Breakfast Rolls in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall Session 3A Reservoir Characterisation 09:30-09:55 Checking Complex Geomodel and Simulation Workflows Mark Hayes, RPS Energy
09:55-10:20 Bittern: Demonstrating the Use of Integrated Surveillance Data to Understand Waterflood Behaviour in a Layered Reservoir Calum Hunter, Shell UK Ltd 10:20-10:45 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 10:45-11:10 Penguin A Field: A Simple Approach to Simulation in a Complex Reservoir Ceri Griffith-Swain, Shell UK Ltd
11:10-11:35 Ensuring Fit for Purpose Geomechanical Models: Common Pitfalls and Solutions Colin McPhee, Senergy
11:35-12:00 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 12:00-12:50 Attended Poster Session in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 12:50-13:40 Lunch in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall Session 4A Case Studies 13:40-14:05 Using Well Test Analysis Techniques to Determine Reservoir Properties and Drained Volume from the First Successful Appraisal Well in the Northern Part of the Pelican Field Michael Judt, TAQA
14:05-14:30 Facies Interpretation and Modelling: An Integrated Workflow to Assist Well Planning Liz Chellingsworth and Pete Kane, AGR TRACS
14:30-14:55 Tea and Coffee BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 14:55-15:20 Corrib Field: Understanding & Modeling Impact of Chlorite on Reservoir Property Distribution Kachi Onyeagoro, Shell UK Ltd
15:20-15:45 Impact of an Optical Permanent Downhole Monitoring System on Buzzard Field Production Murat Kece, Nexen CNOOC Ltd
15:45-16:10 Tea and Coffee BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 16:10-16:35 Optimising Wellpath Design to Maximise the Chance of Drilling Injected Sands: Examples from Gryphon Area Guillaume Berthereau, Maersk
16:35-17:00 The Provenance of Lower Palaeocene (T10-T38) Sandstones in the Faroe Shetland Basin Ceri Roach, Chemostrat Ltd.
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Wednesday 7th May 2014 – Gordon B
08:30-09:00 Refreshments and Breakfast Rolls in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 09:00-09:30 Keynote Speaker: Crawford Anderson VP UK Geomarket, Baker Hughes Session 3B Applied Technologies 09:30-09:55 Integrated Petrophysical Approach for Shale Gas Reservoirs Richard Arnold, Baker Hughes Inc.
09:55-10:20 JARR: Helping to Identify "Sweet Spots" in UK Shale Gas Basins Jonathan Imber, Durham University
10:20-10:45 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 10:45-11:10 Modified P/z Approach to Address Dry Gas Reservoir Performance Aninda Ghosh, ONGC 11:10-11:35 A Thorough Investigation of Clean-up Efficiency of Hydraulic Fractured Wells Using Statistical Approaches Mahmoud Jamiolahmady, Heriot Watt University 11:35-12:00 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 11:50-13:20 Young Professionals Event: Kindly Supported by Maersk Oil 12:00-12:50 Attended Poster Session in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 12:50-13:40 Lunch in the BoydOrr Exhibition Hall Session 4B Applied Technologies 13:40-14:05 The Technical Challenges and Origin of Hydrogen Sulphide (H2S) in the Oilfields of the Moray Firth Basin of the UK North Sea Mike Cooper, 1st Subsurface Oilfield Management Limited
14:05-14:30 Practical Guidelines on Application of Chemical Treatment in Gas-Condensate Reservoirs: Impact of Gas-Condensate Composition and Interfacial Tension Mahmoud Jamiolahmady, Heriot-Watt University 14:30-14:55 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 14:55-15:20 The Impact of Salt Diapirs in Fan Lobe Architecture; A Case Study from the North Sea Efthymios Tripsanas, Shell UK Ltd
15:20-15:45 Estimation of a Reservoir's Hydrocarbon-in-place Volume Using a 'Design of Experiments' Method Claire Imrie, Senergy
15:45-16:10 Tea and Coffee in BoydOrr Exhibition Hall 16:10-16:35 Applying Gamma Ray and Azimuthal Density LWD Images in Well-to-Well Correlation and Homogeneous Reservoir Characterisation Constantin Ciuperca, Weatherford
16:35-17:00 Testing the Clumped Isotope Palaeothermometer in Deeply Buried Dolomitised Carbonate Reservoirs John M. MacDonald, Imperial College London
